Dehydration of ethanol to ethylene
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This article is an up-to-date review of the literature available on the subject of ethanol to ethylene. The process of ethanol to ethylene has broad development prospects. Compared with the process of petroleum to ethylene, ethanol dehydration to ethylene is economically feasible. Researchers have been redirecting their interest to the ethylene production process, catalysts, and reaction mechanisms. A fluidized bed reactor, together with a wear-resistant, efficient, and stable catalyst will be the focus of future research that includes a deep understanding of the large-scale activated alumina catalyst and the molecular sieve catalyst used, and will promote the development of the ethanol dehydration to ethylene process and provide strong support for the market competiveness of the process.
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To obtain jet fuel from small alcohols, ethanol and butanol are first dehydrated to corresponding alkenes ethylene and butylene, which are then oligomerized to a desired range of sizes.
“To obtain jet fuel from these small alcohols, ethanol and butanol (separated from the fermentation broth) are first dehydrated to corresponding alkenes ethylene and butylene (Harvey and Meylemans, 2011; Zhang and Yu, 2013). The alkenes are then oligomerized to a desired range of sizes (i.e., number of carbon atoms) that fit the end application (Heveling et al., 1998; Harvey and Meylemans, 2011).”
From Gas Fermentation—A Flexible Platform for Commercial Scale Production of Low-Carbon-Fuels and Chemicals from Waste and Renewable Feedstocks (2016) · cites this paper as Zhang and Yu, 2013
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- Authors
- Zhang, M., & Yu, Y.
- Affiliations
- Tianjin University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Yu, Yingzhe
- Venue
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2013-07-03
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 28
- Pages
- 9505-9514
- ISSN
- 0888-5885 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5045
- OpenAlex
- W2319008145
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- 485
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- 61
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- FWCI
- 14.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
- Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Catalysis › Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
- Keywords
- ethanol dehydration, ethylene production, molecular sieve catalysts, fluidized bed reactor, reaction mechanism, catalyst stability, process economics
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